Where does “klei” come from?

klei (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch klei, from Middle Dutch cleie, from Old Dutch klei, from Proto-West Germanic klaij, from Proto-Germanic klajjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

klei (Afrikaans): clay

Definitions

  1. clay

Ancestry of “klei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkleiclay
2Middle Dutchcleie
3Old Dutchklei
4Proto-West Germanicklaijclay
5Proto-Germanicklajjazclay
6Proto-Indo-European*gley-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley-